Business Development Representative

Jobtailor; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SV Academy offers a free, live, instructor-led sales bootcamp on Zoom, followed by a 90-day paid Residency as a W-2 employee at a partner company. You will conduct outbound prospecting via phone, email, and LinkedIn, qualify leads, and schedule discovery meetings for Account Executives, with daily coaching from SV Academy mentors.

Upon completion, you transfer to the partner payroll and build a pathway into technology sales roles at SV Academy's partner companies.

Qualifications

• Completed Bachelors degree (preferred).
• Experience in a customer-facing role such as retail, hospitality, customer support, fundraising, or account management (preferred).
• Experience in a goal-driven role with measurable targets (preferred).
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Comfortable on the phone, including cold calls.
• Coachable and able to act on feedback.
• Resilient in handling rejection.
• Motivated by ambitious goals and high-performance environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct outbound prospecting via phone, email, and LinkedIn.
• Qualify inbound leads.
• Schedule discovery meetings for Account Executives.
• Receive daily coaching from an SV Academy mentor and partner sales leadership.
• Transfer to the partner company's payroll after Residency completion.
• Build a pathway into long-term technology sales roles at SV Academy's partner companies.

Skills

B2B Sales Fundamentals

Outbound Prospecting

CRM

Lead Qualification

Communication Skills

Coachability

Resilience

Phone Skills

Objection Handling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

CRM Software

Sales Engagement Tools

Job description

• Complete a free, live, instructor-led sales training bootcamp on Zoom
• Learn B2B sales fundamentals including outbound calls, email and LinkedIn outreach, objection handling, qualification, CRM, and sales engagement tools
• Work full-time during a 90-day paid Residency at a partner company as an SV Academy W-2 employee
• Conduct outbound prospecting via phone, email, and LinkedIn
• Qualify inbound leads
• Schedule discovery meetings for Account Executives
• Receive daily coaching from an SV Academy mentor and partner sales leadership
• Transfer to the partner company's payroll after successful completion of the Residency
• Build a pathway into long-term technology sales roles at SV Academy's partner companies

Requirements

• English proficiency sufficient for professional work communication
• Permanently authorized to work in the United States without need for future sponsorship
• No prior sales experience required
• Completed Bachelors degree (preferred)
• Experience in a customer-facing role such as retail, hospitality, customer support, fundraising, or account management (preferred)
• Experience in a goal-driven role with measurable targets such as quotas, KPIs, bookings, revenue, or activity metrics (preferred)
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• Comfortable on the phone, including cold calls
• Coachable and able to act on feedback
• Resilient in handling rejection
• Motivated by ambitious goals and high-performance environments

Core Competencies

Demonstrates proficiency in B2B Sales Fundamentals, including Outbound Prospecting, Objection Handling, and CRM usage. Exhibits strong communication skills and resilience in high-performance sales environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• B2B Sales Fundamentals
• Outbound Prospecting
• CRM
• Goal-Driven Experience
• Strong Communication Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Outbound Calls
• Email Outreach
• LinkedIn Outreach
• Objection Handling
• Lead Qualification
• Sales Engagement Tools
• Scheduling Meetings
• Sales Metrics

Soft Skills

• Coachability
• Resilience
• Motivation
• Communication Skills

Industry Keywords

• Customer-Facing Role
• Retail
• Hospitality
• Customer Support
• Fundraising
• Account Management